Monitoring the SessionHB 802
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
The bill updates the state's default municipal residential and commercial building codes from the 2012 versions of the International Residential Code and International Building Code to the versions as they existed on May 1, 2025. It touches every Texas city, along with builders, remodelers and property owners doing construction work inside city limits. Construction that starts under an agreement made on or after January 1, 2028 must meet the newer codes, and cities must set rules to implement the change by December 1, 2027.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2409 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 871 (Did not pass). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2409 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 871 (Did not pass). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB802 · 2026-11-09
relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities.
The bill updates the state's default municipal residential and commercial building codes from the 2012 versions of the International Residential Code and International Building Code to the versions as they existed on May 1, 2025. It touches every Texas city, along with builders, remodelers and property owners doing construction work inside city limits. Construction that starts under an agreement made on or after January 1, 2028 must meet the newer codes, and cities must set rules to implement the change by December 1, 2027.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$30,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100982635, 101040208.
$25,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to Jan 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100982635, 101028685, 101035822.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101057584.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$30,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100982635, 101040208.
$25,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to Jan 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100982635, 101028685, 101035822.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101057584.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Reynolds, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 19, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities.
Caption, 88R bill history
by Rep. Reynolds, same lead author · Did not pass · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 19, 2025: Received from the House
Relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
City Government--General
City Government--Land Use & Zoning
The text as introduced · 336 words
90R3626 MZM-F By: Reynolds H.B. No. 802 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 214.212(a) and (d), Local Government Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the International Residential Code, as it existed on May 1, 2025 [ 2012 ], is adopted as a municipal residential building code in this state. (d) A municipality may review and consider amendments made by the International Code Council to the International Residential Code after May 1, 2025 [ 2012 ]. SECTION 2. Sections 214.216(a) and (d), Local Government Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the International Building Code, as it existed on May 1, 2025 [ 2012 ], is adopted as a municipal commercial building code in this state. (d) A municipality may review and consider amendments made by the International Code Council to the International Building Code after May 1, 2025 [ 2012 ]. SECTION 3. (a) Sections 214.212 and 214.216, Local Government Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to residential or commercial construction, remodeling, alteration, enlargement, or repair that begins under an agreement made on or after January 1, 2028, or that begins, in the absence of an agreement, on or after that date. Residential or commercial construction, remodeling, alteration, enlargement, or repair that begins under an agreement made before January 1, 2028, or that begins, in the absence of an agreement, before that date is governed by the law in effect when the agreement was made or the activity began, as appropriate, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. (b) Not later than December 1, 2027, municipalities shall establish rules and take other necessary actions to implement Sections 214.212 and 214.216, Local Government Code, as amended by this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.